The history and practice of college health / edited by H. Spencer Turner and Janet L. Hurley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, H. Spencer, 1938-

Hurley, Janet L., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students--Health and hygiene--United States--History.

College students.

College students--Medical care--United States--History.

Student Health Services--history.

College students--Medical care.

History.

College students--Health and hygiene.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Student Health Services--history.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2002]

Summary:

This volume is the first definitive reference and textbook in the one-hundred-fifty year history of college health.

Written for professionals and for those working in student services and higher education administration, it covers the history of college health, administrative matters including financing and accreditation, and clinical issues such as women's health, HIV/AIDS, and mental health. The book also focuses on prevention, including immunization and tuberculin testing. The contributors are well respected in the field and are actively working in the specific areas on which they write.

Contents:

History and development of college health / H. Spencer Turner and Janet L. Hurley

American College Health Association / Doyle Randol, Sarah Feiss, and Sharon Fisher

Journal of the American College Health / Richard P. Keeling

American College Health Foundation / Marthea Blewitt

Administration and financing of college health / Wayne H. Ericson, Dana M. Mills, and Gerald R. Ledlow

Quality improvement and accreditation issues in college health / Betty Anne Johnson and Betty Reppert

Primary care issues in college health / John M. Dorman and William A. Christmas

Women's health issues and contraception in college and university health services / Thomas Dale and Pamela Woodrum

Nursing practice / Karen M. Butler

Issues for nurse-directed health services / Peggy Ingram Veeser and Jean Benthien

Introduction and prevention / H. Spencer Turner

Risk assessment and management / Patricia R. Jennings and Alice C. Thornton.

HIV/AIDS in college health and higher education / Richard P. Keeling

Mental health issues in college health / Leighton C. Whitaker

Substance abuse issues in college health : alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs of abuse / Betty Reppert and Betty Anne Johnson

Unique health care needs in health science students / Wylie Hembree

General cultural considerations / Mary Alice Serafini and Pornthip Chalungsooth

Medical considerations / Christopher A. Sanford and Elaine C. Jong

Special issues in athletic medicine / Mark Jenkins

Health services for students with disabilities / Marlene Belew Huff and Joyce B. Meder

Health promotion in higher education / Christine G. Zimmer

Student health insurance / Stephen C. Caulfield

Immunization and tuberculin testing / Mark R. Gardner and H. Spencer Turner

Integrating public health and clinical preventive medicine into college health / Ted W. Grace

Non-student medical programs in student health services / H. Spencer Turner and Janet L. Hurley

Physical plant : construction, maintenance, and safety / J. Robert Wirag and Robert Watson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813122570

OCLC:

48508408